Electronic Module Hardware Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 15, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 14, 2026. Ford Motor Company scores A on the Alion truth index.
In this position...
Lead development and integration of new RF vehicle access and authentication hardware into vehicle programs as a Design and Release Engineer.
What you'll do...
- Development/integration of new RF vehicle access and authentication hardware:
- Lead engineer responsible for assigned parts/requirements.
- Lead design reviews with internal and external teams, including suppliers.
- Quality documentation development and reviews
- Ensure requirements such as FMVSS, ECE, and other regulatory or legal requirements are met including RF certification and homologation.
- Packaging of components to optimize RF reception, manufacturability, and customer usage.
- Develop and execute design verification plan (DVP) for this system on bench, HIL, and vehicle, per program milestones requirements (DCV, PEC, FEC, etc). Track status in FEDE and JIRA for issues.
- Manage parts release in WERS.
- Support programs through launch by leading issue resolution and presenting status to management.
- Collaborate with Vehicle Operations, human factors, and other teams to ensure interface and process/assembly requirements are met.
- Travel to supplier facilities and Ford assembly plants as needed to support design reviews and launches of new products, APQP, and PPAP approval.
- Track and get approval of all part costs (initial and part change)
- Support Ford’s supplier onboarding process (“Team of Four) by being face of product engineering and supplying key supplier alignment documents (eg, ESOW, 1EC/2EC)
- Review quality data for assigned programs to identify trends/emerging issues
- Lead launch issue resolution
- Manage supplier sourcing based on program/platform feature content
- Ensure read across for lessons learned to all global programs
- Lead warranty issue resolution including part return analysis, claim analysis, field service issues, etc.
You'll have...
- Bachelor of Science in Engineering
Even better, you may have...
- 3+ years of experience with design and testing of Automotive electrical systems - hardware, software, and systems.
- Experience with vehicle network tools including CANalyzer.
- Experience with development/testing of wireless technology is a plus.
- Experience as a design and release engineer in the automotive field
You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!
As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:
- Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
- Paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare and more
- Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments and more
- Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
- Tuition assistance
- Established and active employee resource groups
- Paid time off for individual and team community service
- Generous vacation time, sick/personal time, and paid holidays, including between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day
This position is a salary grade 5-8, and ranges from $68,300-$192,900.
Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.
Internal applicants: moving into this role may result in an adjustment to your current compensation based on the posted pay range for this role, taking into consideration your qualifications and other relevant factors.
For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
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This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week.